Correction:the money is for consultants (unscrupolous ones who believe in Social Darwinism) who can find seniors. SCAM alert !!! The link works but so many people are looking at it right now....WOW !!! Note the effect truth has on people, unless they are of the Bush persuasion.
http://thehill.com/news/092204/lobbying.aspxA Republican lobbying firm is offering healthcare consultants almost $4,000 each to find senior citizens who are willing to speak out in favor of the Medicare drug discount card and write letters to Congress thanking members for saving them money on pharmaceuticals.
The coordinated lobbying effort to convince the public that senior citizens receive significant savings comes at a time when Republicans and Democrats have intensified their debate on the merits of the drug card and the new Medicare drug law.
The DCI Group, a Washington, D.C.-based lobbying shop that advertises to potential clients that it can treat “corporate issues like campaigns,” is offering healthcare consultants $3,750 plus expenses over six weeks to generate positive news stories about the drug card and offer support to Congress for voting for the Medicare drug law.
Democrats yesterday expressed outrage with the lobbying effort, claiming that it borders on the unethical. They charged that the lobbying campaign reveals that the drug-card program is so beleaguered that it needs a massive public-relations campaign to resurrect its reputation.
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